AE78

AE78 specializes in Community.

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1. You can only take so much screaming, impatience, and disdain

   AE78 replied to shiccy's topic in General Nursing

   :bowingpur:bowingpur

2. Completely Devastated

   AE78 replied to pookiesmom's topic in Retired

   Hello, I am so sorry to hear your experience of returning has not been a friendly, welcoming one. Nursing is supposed to be a caring profession and yet we are told the quicker you develop a thick skin the better. I worked in various office jobs pri...

3. Just sharing some good and happy news

   AE78 replied to Reigen's topic in General Nursing

   Huge congrats!! I hope she has a great career in nursing!! xxx

4. Nursing is making me cynical about humanity. (vent)

   AE78 replied to HDARN's topic in New Nurse

   Hello, I read your post and subsequent replies and felt disheartened at the fact that so many of us feel this way when we first start out. I have been qualified for a year and when I worked on the wards I felt exactly the same. It's a big culture s...

5. Over it.

   AE78 replied to NightNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi NightNurse, I do hope you feel much better for your rant! I felt every word you said. I'm a community staff nurse in Scotland, but worked on the wards prior to doing this and can say it's no different over here. Sometimes nursing is the best th...

6. New Grad: grunt work or unique abroad experience?

   AE78 replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

   Hiya, that is a definite no brainer!! Go abroad. Life is too short and when opportunities come along you have to grab it! You don't want to be elderly looking back on your life saying "hhmmm I wonder what would have happened if....", instead you c...

7. Immigration Questions re Vancouver

   AE78 replied to AE78's topic in International

   Hello, thank you for your reply Loriangel I shall have a look at the link. I appreciate your response though. Alayne xx :)

8. Older nurse falling to bits

   AE78 replied to cheshirecat's topic in International

   Hello, community nursing is fab! You get to plan your workload, deal with people in their own environment and learn so much! You also get the chance to speak to your patient and wait for the reply. Plus the working hours are good, you feel you hav...

9. Immigration Questions re Vancouver

   AE78 replied to AE78's topic in International

   Apologies, I shall look elsewhere for info.

10. Immigration Questions re Vancouver

    AE78 posted a topic in International

    Hi guys, this is my first posting. I have been scouring the site for info as I am planning my escape to Vancouver next year from Scotland. I am a RGN with 1 1/2 years experience, 9 months on the nurse bank, going as and where required to any ward, ...

11. Should I continue or should I not?????

    AE78 replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Hey chick, I'm a great believer in trying things and at the end of the day if it doesn't work out at least you tried. I'm 31 never wanted to be a nurse but decided to try it as my wife (soon to be ex wife) had just started the course and raved about...

12. Called into the office, told I'm a slob.

    AE78 replied to danceswithsnakes's topic in General Nursing

    Hiya, how you doing? I'm sorry to hear you're a bit down on yourself, never a nice thing to feel and even worse when other people highlight things your sensitive about. Remeber it's your life and up to you how it goes, if you're not happy in your j...